Here it is. Oct. 13, the big finale, the moment we’ve been waiting for: The 100th anniversary of the climactic end of the Fatima apparitions, the Miracle of the Sun. It is also an opportunity to bask in the bright glow of a much sunnier…

The feast day of St. John XXIII is Oct. 11. Born Angelo Giuseppe Roncalli, he served as pope from Oct. 28, 1958 until his death on June 3, 1963. Pope Francis canonized John XXIII on April 27, 2014. St. John XXIII (1881–1963) began the…

St. Bruno of Cologne’s feast day is Oct. 6. St. Bruno was the founder of the Carthusian order, otherwise known as the Order of St. Bruno. In honor of his feast day, here are five facts about the Carthusians. The name “Carthusian” is…

The feast of the archangels Sts. Michael, Gabriel, and Raphael, is Sept. 29. In honor of the feast, here are five teachings about angels. Angels are messengers “Angel” is from the Greek word angelos which means “messenger.” In the Old…

St. Jerome Feast Day: September 30 An enthusiastic college student who enjoyed visiting “the tombs of the martyrs and apostles” in the catacombs with his friends, Eusebius Hieronumus Sophronius (“Jerome”) was a brilliant student who loved…

St. Padre Pio (Francesco Forgione) was a priest and friar in the Capuchin order. An Italian, he was beatified and canonized by St. John Paul II and is widely known for various supernatural phenomena such as exhibiting the stigmata, being a…

St. Robert Bellarmine (1542–1621) was a scholar who focused primarily on studies of Church history and the Church Fathers. In response to the Protestant Reformation, much of his efforts went toward organizing Church doctrine for clarity…

By Sept. 13, 1917, St. Francisco, St. Jacinta and their cousin Lucia could hardly get to the Cova da Iria, where Our Lady of Fatima, Portugal, appeared to them each month. More than 25,000 people had come to see them that day. We have no…

St. John Vianney (1786 –1859) is the patron saint of parish priests. He was known for having the utmost dedication to his parish at Ars, France. He often spent between 12 and 16 hours a day hearing confessions from his parishioners as well…

Reading 1 Jon 3:1-10 The word of the LORD came to Jonah a second time:"Set out for the great city of Nineveh,and announce to it the message that I will tell you."So Jonah made ready and went to Nineveh,according to the LORD's bidding.Now Nineveh was an enormously large city;it took three days to go through […]